Chapter 3 Situation

Fang Ling suddenly realized and said, "I understand. In this way, Cai State wants to take Heimu City for itself, so that it can collect local information from Chu State here and prepare for future attacks."

Seeing that he was enlightened, Sun Qi smiled and nodded, "No, but this Black Wood City is our territory, how could it be handed over to the Cai team? However, now that there are many wars on the borders of the two countries, Cai State is probably trying to see that the intentions of Black Wood City are becoming more and more obvious..."

He seemed to feel that he was a little far away, so he smiled and said, "Let's go, let's buy medicinal materials. As long as Lord Lin cures his brain disease, you don't have to worry about that boy Duan Rong."

Fang Ling nodded, following him while thinking about his own affairs.

After buying medicinal herbs, I returned to Lin's mansion. Before I entered the house, I met a black-faced man in his thirties. During the greetings between the two, Fang Ling learned that the man's name was Qian Xing, and he was one of Lin Jie's confidants. There were important things to report here.

When he arrived at the mansion, Lin Jie asked his servants to free up the kitchen and asked Fang Ling to decoct medicine on the spot, and Sun Qi was supervising it.

Fang Ling secretly said that Lin Jie was cautious, but he had already touched Sun Qi, so he asked him to supervise the situation, which gave him the opportunity to inquire about the information.

The medicinal materials used by Fang Ling all have the effects of promoting blood circulation and removing stasis, and this medicine is just a simple cover, because Fang Ling knew very well that having a blood clot in his head was a fatal disease, and so many doctors could not treat it well. To cure it in a short time, it would be a Tianfang Yetan, so the most direct method is to use the technique of Sun and Moon Resolving.

When he boiled the medicine halfway, he made the excuse that his stomach was a little uncomfortable and asked Sun Qi to help him cook it, and then walked quickly towards the toilet.

When he was about to reach the toilet, Fang Ling turned around and walked quickly from the corridor on one side towards the depths of the house.

There were only more than 100 soldiers guarding the city in the entire Heimu City, and Deputy General Lin was in charge of the affairs of the city rather than the army, so Fang Ling judged that there were not many guards in the house.

Sure enough, as he walked along the way, he only encountered two guards. Fang Ling moved quickly in the house like a cat. In just a while, he lurked to the outside of the hall. With the dense leaves of a big tree covering his body, Fang Ling looked inside.

In the hall, Lin Jie was furious. He swept the tea bowl to the ground and cursed in anger: "Is the Thirteen Evil's head full of pig food? Why don't you rob? He actually hijacked the tribute given to the Emperor of Chu by the Governor of Bingzhou!"

As soon as he heard this, Fang Ling was delighted and finally heard the news about Thirteen Evils. In fact, he had always had a question. Although he suspected that Thirteen Evils were a colluding interest group and had no loyalty, but since Tongpi died, there has been no movement and it seems too strange. But according to this, it sounds like they were planning to hijack the tribute and it was successful.

Qian Xing also sighed and said, "Yes, although the local government turned a blind eye to our Heimu City, if the tribute was robbed, it might send a large army to encircle us."

Qian Xing’s concerns are indeed not too much. If it is just a bandit in the local area to steal secretly, it is naturally the local area to take care of it. However, the tribute is the emperor’s belongings. If the emperor ordered the local area to investigate, he would likely use force against Heimu City.

Lin Jie frowned and said, "Has Bingzhou suppressed the news? After all, it was too fierce, and the Bingzhou governor also had a dereliction of duty."

Qian Xing shook his head and said, "It's probably difficult. The robbery is causing a lot of controversy outside now, and the Thirteen Evils actually left their names on the scene, as if they were afraid that others would not know. They knew that they did it, and as long as everyone with a little trick, they would know that things would come to our Heimu City."

Lin Jie said: "I will report this matter to Lord Yuan. What is the current schedule of the Thirteenth Killer?"

Qian Xing said: "I guess it's on the way back to Shicheng, and it's only three or four days later to Heimu City."

Lin Jie nodded slightly and said, "Don't be arrogant in this matter, see if you can sell the things before the matter is serious. As long as you take them off, we, Heimu City, can take them off."

After hearing all this, Fang Ling immediately jumped off the wall and turned back to the kitchen. After boiling the medicine, he brought it to the hall.

Lin Jie was obviously not in a good mood, so he asked Sun Qi coldly: "You bought this medicinal material yourself, right?"

Sun Qi hurriedly said, "Don't worry, I bought the medicinal materials myself, and I also cooked the medicine."

Lin Jie was relieved. Fang Ling smiled while bringing it to him, "Mr. Lin, your brain disease not only requires taking medicine, but also requires massage on the acupuncture points on the head with my ancestral massage techniques to make the medicine work."

"Acupuncture massage?" Lin Jie frowned.

Fang Ling said confidently: "If Lord Lin is worried, please let Lord Sun watch from the side. I promise that taking this bowl of medicine and using my ancestral acupoint massage method, you can significantly improve your brain disease if you don't have half a stick of incense."

"Oh, is it so magical?" Although Lin Jie didn't believe it, he didn't really believe how much threat a mere boy could pose to him. He nodded at Sun Qi. Although the acupoints on his head were fatal, he also believed that with Sun Qi's martial arts, as long as the boy had a little sign, he could slash him under the knife.

Sun Qi really pulled out the knife, but at the same time he gave Fang Ling a wink, signaling him not to be afraid.

Lin Jie then sniffed the medicine soup and then drank it.

Fang Ling reached out and pressed his head, and a wisp of Yueyin ice force was poked out, and it began to decompose the blood clots in his brain. When a small part of the blood clots were eliminated, the effect of the medicine began to be exerted. This prescription is also a secret recipe passed from the palace. It is naturally very good to cooperate with Yueyin ice force.

When Fang Ling put down his hand, Lin Jie couldn't help but exclaim, reached out and touched his head and said, "It's really comfortable."

Sun Qi smiled and said, "Mr. Lin, I'm right. Mr. Fang's medical skills are quite clever."

Lin Jie stood up and turned around, touched his head again, and said with a rare smile to Fang Ling: "Seeing that you are young, you really have some skills, so you can continue to treat me tomorrow."

Back at the inn, Fang Ling immediately summoned Dong Canghai and others. After everyone arrived, he asked, "Can the identity of the young man in white be found out?"

Dong Canghai immediately replied: "Go back to Your Highness, this person's name is Ma Hongtu. From his conversation with his entourage, it can be judged that he is indeed a general in the border army of Cai. Moreover, they have issued a military order and must capture Song Ying'er back."

Fang Ling asked again: "How many people are there under his command now? So what is the situation of the Cai ** team currently on the border?"

Dong Canghai said: "There are only a few people with him, but according to our observation, there are still many people in the city who have contacted him. It is estimated that there are more than a dozen people, and the Cai ** team has no movement at the border."

Fang Ling said suspiciously: "Strange, logically speaking, Ma Hongtu shouldn't have brought only such a few people."

Dong Canghai smiled at this time and said, "At first we found that there were indeed so many people Ma Hongtu brought, but later we found that a few of them were secretly walking and traveling back and forth outside the city. So I followed him secretly and found a big secret."

Everyone couldn't help but show a curious expression. Fang Ling hurriedly asked, "What's the big secret?"

Dong Canghai said seriously: "The Cai ** team did not move at the border, but a Cai army had already arrived outside Heimu City!"

Fang Ling's eyes lit up and said, "How many people are there?"

Dong Canghai said: "They are located in a hidden valley outside the city, and the defenses around them are very tight. I just roughly estimated in the jungle. There are about 300 people, about 25 or 60 years old, well-equipped, and strong in size. They should be elite soldiers in the army."

"Are there three hundred people? Such a number of people lurking in several batches, and it is indeed not easy to be discovered. It seems that I am right. Wei An is indeed preparing for both hands. These three hundred people are the last moves to ensure the recovery of Song Ying'er." Fang Ling smiled slightly.

Lu Bei said suspiciously: "Your Highness, will there be too many 300 people? Because since Song Ying'er is used for selling, the ones who bought are the children of the prominent clan. There are only a dozen people brought by the children of the prominent clan, and the three hundred people are too mobilized to mobilize a little."

Fang Ling shook his head and said, "Wei An is a scheming person and he will make plans for all kinds of possibilities. One of the possibilities is that he is bought by people in the city, because the people who participated in the posses were not only children of prominent families, but also residents in the city. Of course, these more than 300 people did not mean to attack the city. They were just set up to escort them safely after Ma Hongtu grabbed the people."

Lu Bei couldn't help but frowned and said, "So, Ma Hongtu may come and snatch Miss Song at any time?"

Fang Ling shook his head slightly and said, "No, Ma Hongtu has confirmed that I bought it, and in his opinion, there is only one person around me, Brother Shen, so he shouldn't be so impulsive, but is waiting for me to leave."

Speaking of this, he told the news he had obtained. After saying a few words, everyone couldn't help but sigh. Although Dong Canghai and others had inquired about important news from the Cai ** team, it was also the result of a team of people's actions.

However, Fang Ling was only one person, but he heard a lot of confidential information. Whether it was the deputy general, the Thirteenth Criminal, or the Cai State's attempt toward Heimu City, they were all important.
Chapter completed!